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NCT Number: NCT03242174

Health Behaviors in Pregnancy

To assess health and lifestyle behavior of pregnant women in Baton Rouge including women receiving traditional obstetrical prenatal care and delivering in a hospital and those receiving prenatal care from a midwife and delivering at the birth center.

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Key information

Conditions

Prenatal Care Late Lifestyle Pregnancy Related

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

About this study

It is of scientific interest to learn what the health and lifestyle behaviors are for women receiving prenatal care in a non-traditional birth center and the impact of these behaviors on pregnancy and birth outcomes.Participants will be offered a questionnaire packet to complete at a prenatal appointment in the third trimester of pregnancy by their obstetrical prenatal care provider. The questionnaire packet will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy ≥ 28 weeks GA

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Health Behavior Questionnaire Packet

Other

Any pregnant woman offered the questionnaire at her prenatal appointment in the third trimester can complete

Primary outcomes

  1. Eating Habits

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Eating Habits assessed by Eating Habits Questionnaire

  2. Eating Habits

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Eating Habits assessed by Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants-Shortened Version

  3. Mindful Eating

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Mindful Eating assessed by Mindful Eating Questionnaire

  4. Physical Activity

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Physical Activity assessed by Nurses Health Study II Physical Activity Questionnaire

  5. Frequency of Weighing

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Frequency of Weighing by Frequency of Weighing Questionnaire

  6. Sedentary Behavior

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Sedentary Behavior by Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire

  7. Functional health and well-being

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Quality of life measure that assesses functional health and well-being from the participant's point of view by 12 Item Short Form Health Survey by RAND

  8. Sleep Habits

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Sleep Habits by Sleep Questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 8, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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